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Lufthansa A380 Diverts to Boston After Onboard Assault

The diversion halted the San Francisco–Munich flight to let police remove a restrained passenger, beginning a formal investigation.

Joey Heindle Stabilizes Collapsed Passenger on Bangkok–Munich Flight

French Passenger Charged After Alleged First‑Class Assault on Zurich–Miami Flight

Icelandair Reports Unauthorized Low Flyover by Retiring Captain to Authorities

Illinois Man Charged After False Bomb Threat Diverts American Airlines Flight to Detroit

Indian Passenger Charged in Singapore Over Alleged Molestation of Singapore Airlines Flight Attendant

Drunk Passenger Pleads Guilty to Four Charges After Disruption on Krakow–Bristol Flight

Philip Gould Jailed for 14 Months Over Drunken BA Flight Rampage

Passenger Who Assaulted American Airlines Flight Attendant Gets Probation, $500 Fine

British Airways Passenger Who Banged on Cockpit Door Pleads Guilty, Faces Likely Prison

Passenger Who Tampered With Exit Door on Delta Connection Flight Sentenced to 18 Months

FAA Files Reveal Delayed Alerts as Starship Debris Threatened Flights

Second Near-Miss Off Venezuela Triggers FAA Alert, U.S. Inquiries

JetBlue Flight Reports Near Miss With U.S. Air Force Tanker Off Curaçao

JetBlue Flight From Curaçao Halts Climb to Avoid U.S. Air Force Tanker Near Venezuela

Federal Police Launch 'Operação Plano de Voo' in Bomb-Threat Probe on Azul Flight

Court of Appeal Raises Sentence to Four Years and Three Months for Virgin Atlantic Passenger Who Made Rape and Death Threats

Passenger Charged After Two Teens Stabbed With Fork on Lufthansa Flight Diverted to Boston

New Father Receives 2001 Letter From Flight 93 Attendant CeeCee Lyles

Ex-Alaska Pilot Pleads Guilty in Federal Case, No Contest in Oregon in 2023 Engine-Shutdown Attempt